France-based electrical supplies distributor Sonepar agreed to acquire two authorized Rockwell Automation distributors in Brazil — LADDER and INTERENG.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sonepar said the acquisition supports its growth in the Brazilian market, particularly in value-added industrial sectors.

LADDER and INTERENG operate in complementary regions across Brazil, with LADDER covering Greater São Paulo, Baixada Santista, Vale do Paraíba, Sorocaba and Rio de Janeiro and INTERENG serving western São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and southern Minas Gerais. Together, the two companies operate in more than 10 strategic regions, providing specialized solutions across automation and information technology, from MRO to advanced digital transformation technologies, serving the industrial, logistics, data center, infrastructure and smart building sectors.

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“This acquisition is perfectly aligned with our sustainable growth strategy and Sonepar’s mission to drive progress for future generations,” Sonepar South America President Yannick Laporte said in a July 22 news release. “By integrating LADDER and INTERENG into our ecosystem, we have significantly strengthened our presence in industrial automation in Brazil — one of the most relevant and promising markets in South America. We are happy to welcome the teams of both companies and confident that together we will deliver even more value to our market.”

This acquisition comes less than a month after the company announced the acquisition of another Rockwell distributor in Brazil — JAV.

Sonepar North America is ranked No. 2 on MDM’s 2025 Top Distributors List for Electrical/Data/Security